Full-day nursery in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Bailgate Pre-School Playgroup
Methodist Church Hall, Bailgate, Lincoln, LN1 3AR · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since October 1992Reference 253500Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 November 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 January 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Methodist Church Hall, Bailgate, Lincoln, LN1 3AR · More nurseries in LN1
Stations
- Lincoln Central17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Bailgate Methodist Church, Tourist Information Centre and Cathedral.
Parks and playgrounds
- Wickham Gardens3 min walk
- Temple Gardens6 min walk
- Liquorice Park8 min walk
- Arboretum11 min walk
- Ancient Church Yard Of St. Swithin's11 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Lincolnshire there are about 2.9 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Bailgate Pre-School Playgroup is a full-day nursery at Methodist Church Hall, Bailgate, Lincoln, LN1 3AR, in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Westgate Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.2 miles
- The Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants Academy Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.3 miles
- Lincoln Minster School ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Mount Street Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- The St Faith and St Martin Church of England Junior School, Lincoln Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.7 miles
- The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- The St Francis Special School, Lincoln ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected November 2022 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Bailgate Pre-School Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bailgate Pre-School Playgroup Good at its inspection on 1 November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bailgate Pre-School Playgroup take?
Bailgate Pre-School Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bailgate Pre-School Playgroup?
Lincoln Central is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 253500 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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